Okay, so that took a bit longer than I'd expected.  As the title says, though, I'm now open to take commissions.  Please read on for some important details regarding commissions.

No copywrited material:  While I appreciate creativity within established universes, I'll not use any copywrited material without it's owner's express permission.  If you wish to commission a work depicting a character within a pre-existing universe, that character's design must be fully original.  For instance- If I were to create a character in the context of Warhammer 40,000, that character could use nothing lifted directly from the Warhammer 40,000 universe.  If they're armed with a "bolt pistol," it cannot use the official bolt pistol design, it must be a unique variant.  In short:  if you wish to commission a subject within a preexisting universe, they must be unique enough to exist outside of that universe.  Sorry, guys, that means no Gundams.  Original mecha are still fine, though.

Accepting/declining commissions:  I reserve the right to choose whether or not I will accept a commission.  Regardless of whether I accept or decline, you will receive a response to your request.  If you don't receive a response within a few days, that doesn't mean I've declined- it may just be taking me a while to get around to evaluating your request.

Cancellation:  I reserve the right to, at any point during the commission process, cancel work on the commission.  Sometimes, issues will come up and I'll not have time to complete a commission within the foreseeable future.  If this occurs, you will be refunded anything you've paid up that point (depending on how we work out the payment for your individual commission).

Additionally, I reserve the rights to the artwork, and the right to display the work in the online galleries of my preference.  The character, of course, is still credited to it's creator.

The Client:

May not re-produce or redistribute the commissioned work, with the exception of selling the physical copy of the work (if you choose to have it shipped to you).

May not exhibit the commissioned work in any online or offline gallery without the artist's express permission.

Is responsible for shipping costs.  If you wish to have the physical work, you are responsible for paying the cost of shipping it to your location.

General guidelines:

Nothing Illegal:  I won't depict any sort of illegal activities.

Nothing Pornographic:  Let's keep it "Rated PG-13" Okay?.

On a related note:  As a general rule, I don't do nudes.  Call me a prude if you must.

Types of commissions:

Character, Full Body:  A full-body pencil sketch of the requested subject, featuring tight, refined linework.  This sketch will occupy most of an 8.5" by 11" sheet of paper.  Estimated base price: $20 USD.

Character, Upper Body:  A pencil sketch of the requested subject from the waist up, featuring tight, refined linework.  It will be scaled up to approximately the same size as the full-body sketch.  While this shows less of the character's body, I can fit more detail into what is shown.  Estimated base price: $20 USD.

Character, Concept Sketches:  If you've got a bunch of ideas for a character, but aren't sure where to go with it, this may be the option for you.  This commission entails 3 or 4 rough sketches of the character, based on whatever material you give me to work with; the level of client involvement is entirely up to the client.  These sketches will be on the smaller side, and may fit 2-3 per page.  Estimated base price: $20 USD.

Pricing:  The base price for my commissions is $20 USD.  If a commission looks like it will take an exceptionally large amount of time and effort, I'll contact you so that we can negotiate, and hopefully settle on, a reasonable price for the work.

Payment:  For the moment, I'm only accepting payment through Paypal.  I'll contact you with my payment information  upon acceptance of the commission.  At that time, we can discuss payment options, such as how or when to break up the payment, if at all.

For character commissions:  If you commission a character, please include any information pertinent to that character's design such as age, height, body type, etc.  I'd also appreciate links to images of the character or other reference material, if any are available.

If you'd like to request a commission, just shoot me a note.

Hopeful,
Geoff